Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-02-28

constitutional provisions went into full effect
are in operation now. The manufactured ar
ticles are now, IN fact placed in the open mar
ket for sale. The Directors have, in all in
stances but one. used without hire the old
plant and machinery of the contractors under
the old labor systems, and the old contractors
take all the articles manufactured at cost to
them, which is gauged by the cost under the
old system. Theold foremen formerly employed
by them are now employed by the Prison Di
rectors. This at least gives ground for the sus-
pcion that their employment is at the instance
of the former contractors, who now buy the ar
ticles at the schedule price psy stated price
per piece for the manufacturing Of them which
price, it would seem, is fixed largely by the
same employees who are there placed as arbiters
betweent the State and the purchaser Consider
ing all the circumstances. it is somewhat doubt
ful where their allegiance must seem to them
To belong. Your committee advise that no one
dealer may enjoy a monopoly ofthe goods"
Report Assembly Committee on Prisons, Feb
ruary D. 1888. Assembly Journal. Twenty fifth
Session, page 1867 California Door Company
owns the machinery. All orders received have
been from the company owning the machinery.
The California Furniture Company is the only
dealer who has been supplied. ibid i33
WHEREAS, The report OF the Prison Directors
for the year 1856 shows that the California Door
Company virtually runs the san Quentin Prison.
and so controlled the production for the lsst
fiscal year as to cause n loss to the State of
1881 S6-l' . Republican Prison Directors, 1885,
pp. II and IS i and, whereas no report is
obluiiliJtt shONluS lEt EliCc ItttiNtu BN lut
State for each piece of manufactured product as
DOORS sash or blinds or furniture. per foot for
stone, which gives every opportunity for fraudu-
lent collusion between state otliceis and the con-
tractors, to the loss of the State; and. whereas,
there are no attainable itemized expenditures OF
the Board of Directors. though they receive an
average of 500 or upwards per month for per-
sonGl expenses and draw u he same from the War
den OF the prison; and. whereas one of the Prison
irecIors has procured his election to the Sen
ate. and IL very actively interested in the legis
lation relative to the prisons. And another Of
the Prison Diret tors is the Secretary of State
and member of the State Board of Examine rs
aud serves as such Secretary and Prison Dir ctor
at the same time. And another of the Prison
Directors is the Secretary OF Il Pathological Com
mission, receiving a salary therefor; aud, where
as; Prison Directors have been engaged with
Prison contractors actively lobbying during the
present session of the Legislature in reference
to proposed legislation affecting the prisons:
and, whereas, mt a meeting at san Quentin of
the Piison Dirvctors during the year ISs6, one of
the Directors protested against the continued
practice of approving without examination OF
accounts agsTegating from sixty to venty
thousand dollars per quarter. Therefore, be ii
ReSolsed by this lssealbty That special COM
m1ttee OF five be at once appointed by the
Speaker to investigate the present State Prison
management, and report to this Assembly in
regard to the same before its final adjournment
I hat said committee be empowered TO admins
ter oaths, subpoena all necessary witnesses, and
to compel the submission ofall necessary papers
TO said committee.
At the conclusion of the reading of this
lengthy resolution, Ellsworth said. as Repub-
lican, he favored il. He believed in alloWir z
the Democracy 10 investigate their own admin
istration.
Young of San Joaquin said he feared this
whole matter was aimed at Senator Boggs. sim
ply because he has done his whole duty toward
his constituents and worked and voted against
the division of ColuSa county.
Shanahan' denied it. and said the resolution
also applied to two other officials. He wanted
the prison management investigated and
promised some interesting developments If
those gentlemen boarded at the prison and
charged the State 81 per day for eating :" prison
grub he wanted to know it.
The resolution was made d special order for
Monday.
WHAT THEY COST TIE STATE.
Ewing Introduced the following, which was
referred to the committee on Elections
RtSOlred, That the sum of 81 O3S SO be and the
same is hereby allowed and ordered paid out of
the contingent fund of the Assembly to J. B.
Brown for the expenses incurred by him in the
contest for seat from the Twenty-in II Assem-
bly, District, and the Controller is hereby direct
cd and instructed To draw his warrant on the
Treasurer in favor OF James b. Brown for said
sum, as follows:
To Wm. II. H. Hart, attorneys fces........ s. 90
To witnesses fees............. ............ 24 90
plant 80. . .. ........ Is 90
To witnesses to Sacramento during meet
ing OF committee, two evenings........ 1O5 90
To expenses incurred for time and labor is %
to....,.......,....:.................,,.... 26 50
To expenses for watching proceedings
before Notary p 90
Contingent expenses, procuring witness
81 w
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